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          <title>Celebrating 20 years of the CSF</title>
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Last week I was back in Washington and had the chance to join in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Congressional Sportsmen&#8217;s Foundation. There were two events, a lunch and then the annual banquet and auction that night. In 1997 and 1998 I served as the president of the foundation and it was a special treat to help mark this important milestone.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SADLER: Shooting for Hunters for the Hungry</title>
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I took the occasion of a lovely fall day this past Sunday to shoot in the Hunters for the Hungry benefit shoot. I am delighted we are getting some rain here in the Valley, but the break in the weather was appreciated.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SADLER: Hanging out at the retailers show</title>
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First, let me offer a quick explanation for my absence from these pages. After enjoying a week&#8217;s vacation in beautiful Rhode Island, I found myself hurrying back when my mother was stricken with pneumonia. She wound up spending a week in the intensive care unit at Newport Hospital.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SACCO: Let&#8217;s keep hoping and dreaming</title>
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Let us hope and dream together.		           ]]></description>
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          <title>SACCO: Another Zirkle heads to Shepherd</title>
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The whole time he talks &#8212; a low-toned, well-thought-out kind of talking &#8212; mom sits there and smiles.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:17:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: A time to reflect, learn new tricks</title>
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When you hit certain milestones in your life, in my case turning 55 years old in July, you get a chance to reflect on the things you have accomplished and the things you might still want to accomplish in the future.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:01:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: Buy and drink local</title>
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Unless you have been away for the last three months, then you know the Valley has enjoyed some exceptional weather &#8212; especially if you like to be outdoors. In fact it has been so good that I have not missed a weekend of fishing since early spring.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:01:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: Protecting habitats a priority</title>
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The National Fish Habitat Action Plan is one of the best efforts to address the challenges of conserving important aquatic habitat.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:40:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SISK: Coaching for the love of the game</title>
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&#8220;Why can&#8217;t we take what we love and teach it to some kids,&#8221; Josh Wood said, his arms folded showing a tattoo on his right arm that screamed Dixie. 
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          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:25:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: The right reasons to miss Coffey</title>
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Listing the reasons the Buffalo Gap baseball program will miss Chad Coffey would be an exercise in folly.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: The top dogs in the South</title>
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There are two reasons that fans attend Valley League Baseball games, particularly in the South Division &#8212; baseball and food.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:01:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: Fishing with the MSU Fly Gals</title>
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A couple of weeks ago I was in Michigan teaching fly-fishing to some Michigan State University graduate students, their friends and their colleagues. This is the third year that I have had the pleasure of teaching these ladies the fine art of fly-fishing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:01:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>REMEMBERING &#8217;67</title>
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&#8220;Now remember,&#8221; he says, leaning forward toward the desk to get to the unframed snapshot, &#8220;this was 42 years and 100 pounds ago.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:43:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Sights, sounds of baseball</title>
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After traveling though the carbon-monoxide maw lined with stop-and-go-make-up-your-mind-already stoplights called Richmond Road, past a downtown that reeks of history, hoity-toit and teen angst &#8212; from the looks of those hanging outside a store called the &#8220;Dragon&#8217;s Horde&#8221; &#8212; you finally reach the jewel.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:01:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: So what direction will it be, Lee?</title>
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All he did was lead the team to its first regional berth in nine years. 
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          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:06:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: Filling the need to teach our youth</title>
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The $70 million in funding for a new youth conservation education initiative proposed by the Obama administration recently got a bit of attention in Washington.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:01:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: &#8216;The future is bright&#8217;</title>
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Coach Scott Crist gathered his Green Hornets around him.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:01:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>STATE EXTRA: SACCO: Miller&#8217;s mental war</title>
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RADFORD
Don&#8217;t put those crazy college photos on Facebook.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:01:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Generals &#8216;almost there. It&#8217;s almost here&#8217;</title>
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The players don&#8217;t come all at once, but in waves.	           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:38:46 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: Learning on the Potomac</title>
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As most readers know I spend a fair amount of time in Washington.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 00:01:51 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Waynesboro&#8217;s future is now</title>
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What? You&#8217;re expecting to read about the three that&#8217;s-Waynesboro seniors walking off the field for the last time?
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:01:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Guy was &#8216;The Program&#8217;</title>
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Think what you want.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:59:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: 2&#45;year school the right choice for these 2</title>
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If watching Jeremy Fitzgerald play American Legion ball opened up a college coach&#8217;s eyes, then Terrell Thompson running the base paths must have grabbed him by the neck and shaken him to next Sunday.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:37:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Draft&#8217;s Fitzgerald not a &#8216;cocky jock&#8217;</title>
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Maybe it&#8217;s because it takes 27 minutes and 39 seconds for Jeremy Fitzgerald to finally stop bouncing his back against the folded-up bleachers in a dark Stuarts Draft gym.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: No more excuses in Waynesboro, just lights</title>
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Excuse David Van Covern if he almost &#8220;fell out of his chair&#8221; when he got the news. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:54:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SADLER: Honoring Jim Range</title>
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On Monday I was in Washington, D.C. to participate in the Jim Range National Casting Call. I also had the privilege that evening to be the Master of Ceremonies at the event celebrating the life and conservation legacy of Jim Range, my dear friend who tragically died in January from cancer.           ]]></description>
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Sis would just have to do.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:23:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Just Sam being Sam at Wilson</title>
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All that stood between Sam Bowman and his second goal of the season was a little bit of grass, some exposed red clay and a Page County goal keeper who was having a hard time keeping anything out of the net.
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          <title>SACCO: Fort, Draft&#8217;s youth could leave rest of district behind</title>
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While Stuarts Draft coach Michelle Campbell might speak in a quieter tone about her team, the confidence she has in the future of her girls still comes through. 
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          <title>SADLER: Tax incentives for land conservation</title>
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For all the bad news coming out of our nation&#8217;s capital, sometimes our elected officials actually introduce legislation that makes good sense for conservation.
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          <title>SACCO: It&#8217;s not the game, but the charity</title>
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This isn&#8217;t about a basketball game. Don&#8217;t let the orange flier with a rim, net and, of course, basketball on it fool you.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:01:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SACCO: Meeting an old thorn in the side</title>
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The hand came over my left shoulder as I sat there taking notes during Stuarts Draft&#8217;s 14-0 win over Waynesboro in softball last Thursday.
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Aquatic nuisance species are a growing concern in the fishing and boating community. While many of us who hunt and fish care a great deal about conserving and protecting our habitat, we may be ignoring a growing problem.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SACCO: Not a birthday for Pride&#8217;s Bell, just a win total</title>
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She looked like a soccer player herself. But soccer players don&#8217;t carry star-shaped Mylar balloons with &#8220;100&#8221; written on them. Right?
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          <title>SACCO: With win No. 100 looming, business as usual for R&#8217;heads&#8217; Bell</title>
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Dickie Bell didn&#8217;t need someone to come in his hole-in-the-wall office and tell the Riverheads boys soccer coach that he was one win away from 100 (though, someone did).           ]]></description>
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I guess it&#8217;s the cynical journalist I wear on my sleeve like a cuff link that had me feeling the battle for indoor track was a losing one.
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They waited in the hallway together. One by one they reminisced about the season. Spoke about the loss. Tried not to cry. And Kendra Scott, the wounded warrior, was the last one to talk.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:26:53 EST</pubDate>
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You know a lot about Buffalo Gap&#8217;s girls basketball team. So we shan&#8217;t insult your intelligence. So don&#8217;t look for us to laud this team&#8217;s aggressive defense or hard-nosed play under the rim. No sir. No way. No how. This you know already.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:02:30 EST</pubDate>
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Every now and then a basketball game lives up to the hype &#8212; and that was clearly the case Thursday morning when Buffalo Gap matched up against Franklin in a Group A, Division 1 semifinal game. Each are well-coached high school teams and last met in the 2008 state finals, where the Bison claimed the title with a convincing 83-66 victory.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:01:46 EST</pubDate>
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Leaning forward in his chair, he pondered the question for all of a second. Then Jeremy Hartman pulled his body forward, put his hands on the table in the Siegel Center media room, sighed, and let it out.           ]]></description>
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With 22.1 seconds left, the Lee Ladies had the ball, and the game, well in hand.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:23:54 EST</pubDate>
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Kendra Scott is still smiling. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:38:38 EST</pubDate>
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STUART DRAFT 
No thrills. No frills.No high-handed hugs or low-slung fanny pats.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:42:27 EST</pubDate>
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One of the great things about sports shows, besides seeing all the new gear and shopping for special deals, is the wealth of information you can get for free. It&#8217;s also amazing what you can learn if you just ask a couple of questions.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:59:36 EST</pubDate>
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Only down here, in a musty-smelling &#8211; and aging &#8211; civic center does high school wrestling turn into a whirly-gig of hand-maneuvered spotlights in the darkness. 

Only down here does it feel like a Vince McMahon production of a shoestring budget.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:59:11 EST</pubDate>
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And you wonder what it&#8217;s like. Sweat dripping down your face, the crowd to your left, dressed to the nines in pink, screaming in your ears.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:05:43 EST</pubDate>
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In a perfect world, our problems would be as simple as R.E. Lee and the Virginia High School League&#8217;s.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:53:16 EST</pubDate>
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In a perfect world, our problems would be as simple as R.E. Lee and the Virginia High School League&#8217;s.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:01:47 EST</pubDate>
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Sometimes things just happen to come in threes.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:49:08 EST</pubDate>
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If you enjoy shooting a shotgun and want to get out and have some fun, here is some good news for you. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:48:40 EST</pubDate>
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With R.E. Lee having the game well put away, freshman Angela Mickens stood at the top of the key and dribbled the ball as the waning seconds of the third quarter tick-tocked off the clock.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:24 EST</pubDate>
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These days it is hard not to be concerned about our national economy. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:47:06 EST</pubDate>
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Knocking them around is what ideas are for.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:01:43 EST</pubDate>
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They even helped each other out on their own personal signing day. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:26:57 EST</pubDate>
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STAUNTON
Finally, the phone calls could stop.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:04:43 EST</pubDate>
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A few weeks ago some colleagues of mine sent me a final copy of the Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Plan. The plan provides some great recommendations for conservation in this country.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:02:18 EST</pubDate>
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All R.E. Lee needed was five minutes (give or take).
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          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:05:11 EST</pubDate>
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There are some columns one would prefer never to write. This is one of them.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:59:36 EST</pubDate>
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We are all reading or hearing about the economic stimulus package that President-elect Barack Obama and Congress will be working on. Whether you think it is a good idea or not, the likelihood that some form of stimulus package will become law is pretty much a certainty.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:53:11 EST</pubDate>
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If news moved across the wire that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tapped John Stuart as part of his next Middle East envoy, nobody would be surprised.

That&#8217;s how diplomatic Stuart, the Mary Baldwin women&#8217;s basketball coach, can be. Which is why nobody should be surprised that the coach won&#8217;t offer a definitive answer if you just happen to ask whether junior Kara Hawkins and freshman Sabrina Desper are the golden acorns for the Squirrels. 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:13:11 EST</pubDate>
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Someone had a contact-lens malfunction that forced her out of the game.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:45:52 EST</pubDate>
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It was supposed to be the night we cooed at Waynesboro and Draft&#8217;s forward thinking as the schools scheduled varsity doubleheaders. We were supposed to hold the should-be-norm treat close to heart and wrapped in swaddling cloth.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:09:36 EST</pubDate>
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Even if fans of Southern Valley DoesStink basketball woke up Monday morning with their heads sewn to the carpet, they would have been more surprised to hear the good news out of Waynesboro&#8217;s Athletic Office.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:47:59 EST</pubDate>
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The only reason Jerry Carter is buying a Valley League baseball team is, to put it simply, because of you, Waynesboro.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:46:59 EST</pubDate>
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As a fisherman and hunter I have learned to appreciate the interconnectivity of the natural world.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:41:31 EST</pubDate>
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MIAMI

Years from now, and given the attention span of almost everyone in these high-speed times, probably even days from now, all that will be remembered about this season&#8217;s edition of the Virginia Tech Hokies is that they met their goals.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:58:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[
In keeping with the tradition of New Year&#8217;s resolutions I will share one of mine with you.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:31:13 EST</pubDate>
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Celebrating wins, losses and state championships is so overdone it&#8217;s not even funny.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:41:27 EST</pubDate>
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My favorite story

After a mediocre season, the Wilson Memorial baseball team went into the 2008 Shenandoah District playoffs desperately seeking a chance to return to its past glory. The problem was that Buffalo Gap stood in its way. The Bison lost the automatic Region B berth during the regular season to Luray.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:17:05 EST</pubDate>
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Yeah, I wanted to be a writer. I received the opportunity to capitalize on my love and moved from Virginia Beach to the rolling hills and mountains of Augusta Country last winter.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:07:24 EST</pubDate>
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Merry Christmas! I hope that you are enjoying this special day.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:31:07 EST</pubDate>
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The man underneath some of the most famous hair in America was talking from Bonner Springs, Kan., of all places.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:34:02 EST</pubDate>
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One of the best parts of being involved in the outdoor industry is being able to sit on the boards of some wonderful organizations. One of the most rewarding ones is Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc.            ]]></description>
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If Clinton Portis were a high school student, his report card would contain the note, &#8220;A delight to teach.&#8221; 
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Standing outside the Riverheads&#8217; locker room, Kelsie Floyd&#8217;s eyes were still red and swollen. Her cheeks still wet with tears and her nose still a little bit runny.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:08:12 EST</pubDate>
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Now is the time for the Southern Valley District to shine.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:04:58 EST</pubDate>
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As a professional fly-fishing guide and instructor, I am regularly asked for recommendations on equipment. As Christmas approaches, the questions come fast and furious. Here are some ideas that should be helpful for any fly-fisher or if you are buying gifts for a fly-fisher.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:44:35 EST</pubDate>
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Plaxico Burress is the NFL&#8217;s leading lunkhead, a Pro Bowl player in terms of recklessnessand foolishness. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:10:14 EST</pubDate>
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Hunters and anglers have an opportunity to be heard by President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s team as they begin to sort through and prioritize the issues and challenges facing the country.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09:58 EST</pubDate>
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This past Saturday I had the chance to watch some very talented anglers enjoy fall fishing on the Moormans river west of White Hall. What was truly remarkable about this group of anglers was that they all had a physical or developmental disability, a chronic illness or other special health needs.           ]]></description>
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Nobody has won anything yet. The refs haven&#8217;t even tossed the ball in the air at midcourt, fercryingoutloud (at least, not in a real-time game yet).
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          <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:42:30 EST</pubDate>
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Did someone give Jerry Carter a magic Greg Maddux shirt?
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          <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:04:32 EST</pubDate>
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The moment J.P. Hayes looked down at the golf ball on the floor in his hotel room, he knew there were only two options. Keep his mouth shut and his chances of playing full-time on the PGA Tour next season alive. Or pick up the phone and disqualify himself.            ]]></description>
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With one wave of his scepter, Fort Defiance Principal-turned-King Larry Landes gave legitimacy to the one thing high school sports does not need &#8212; mouth-breathing fans.

We should all be scared.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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Thanks for the ride.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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On Saturday, I spent most of the day at the Virginia Council of Trout Unlimited&#8217;s Annual Meeting. Since it was pouring rain (thankfully, we sure do need it), I didn&#8217;t feel too bad about missing the pleasure of sitting in the woods waiting for a deer.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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That Fort Defiance Principal Larry Landes only said &#8220;no comment&#8221; speaks volumes about how little this school administration values years of service, years of dedication and years of headaches.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:04:01 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND

Experience, in sports, is spoken of like it&#8217;s some sort of Holy Grail. Manna, if you will, raining down from the top of the gym to feed those who have been there and done that before.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:36:00 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND

As she watched the Strasburg players parade off the court and run toward their fans, No&#235;l Bartley stood silent and red-eyed, watching the Rams hand out hugs.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s tough not to look back at Nov. 6, 2007 and say, &#8220;Ah-ha.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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Getting more people involved in outdoor recreation and connecting everyone, not just kids, to nature is more than a passing interest for me.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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FISHERSVILLE

Heading to Richmond? Great.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:37:01 EST</pubDate>
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FISHERSVILLE

Leave it to the tough-talking coach to bring the house down, as rock stars may or may not still say, just a little bit.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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Let&#8217;s just get this out of the way, bub. Because you know at some point someone is going to bring it up. Whether they&#8217;re looking to discredit Wilson Memorial&#8217;s three-game sweep of the defending Group A champs, or whether their knowledge of volleyball in the state of Virginia is still stuck somewhere in the Midwest.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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So this is where it happens. This is where it hits you in the face like a cast-iron frying pan. Under the dim glow of the Mill Mountain Star and the take-off path for Roanoke Airport.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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Go ahead and call them tears if you wish.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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A couple of weeks ago I was in Washington. This time for the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation&#8217;s board meeting.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:18:00 EST</pubDate>
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SWOOPE

What did you expect? For Pickle Nuckols, in what could be his last home game, to throw off his helmet, beat his chest and let out some animalistic roar?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:54:00 EST</pubDate>
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Someone call Geico.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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LEXINGTON
We&#8217;re pencil-neck pen pushers. Searching high and low for any reason to throw a shadow of a doubt upon R.E. Lee coach David Tibbs and his Fighting Leemen football team.           ]]></description>
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